Postcard
Collection object
1991.0572
H.8.8 W.13.8
Postcard, b/w, glossy; white margin around; title in bottom margin at centre "Abbey Feale". View shows O'Connor's shop with c 14 people posed outside it; the upper two stories of the shop are highly decorated with Celtic interlace plasterwork between the windows. Reverse printed in blue-green; at centre top "Post Card/ Printed in England" with vertical division below; up left edge "O'Connor, Stationer Etc. Abbey Feale."; left of centre "This space may now be used/ for communication."; to right "For address only"; box for stamp in top right corner, partially obscured by stamp. Red one penny postage revenue stamp of George V , second, full profile issue." Circular black cancellation over stamp "Abbeyfeale/ 1215PM/ 14 JY/ Co. Limerick." (14th July) Addressed to Miss Betty Gahan, The Waldorf Astoria, 5th Avenue, New York City, U.S.A., from Katie in Abbeyfeale; message posted paper yesterday. In blue pencil above address "Linen/ Room". Pencil dealer's marks at top centre "Lim" and bottom centre "£18"